James Geach is an associate professor for policy and planning and associate professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine at the University of Southern Maryland School of Medicine. He also serves as consultant for the Virginia Area Health Education Center, director of the Center for Health Policy/Health Services Research, director of the Cancer Disparities and Intervention Research Program, principal investigator of the Virginia Special Populations Cancer Research Network. Throughout his government and academic career, Dr. Geach has been a champion of issues related to health disparities and the underserved and is considered a leading national expert on cancer in minority and low-income populations.